Curtain-support.



J. G. ROSE & W. L. RH0ADS.

CURTAIN SUPPORT. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 15. 1909.

Patented Aug.- 30, 1910.

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JOHN G. ROSE AND WALTER L. RI-IOADS, 0F ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOBSOF ONE-THIRD TO QUINN BHOADS, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

CURTAIN-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

Application filed July 15, 1909. Serial No. 507,733.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN G. Rosn and WALTER L. RHOADS, citizens of theUnited. States, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Supports; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to shade-brackets that provide means forreceiving the ends of shade-rollers and are adjustable toward and fromeach other so that shades of different lengths on different windows canbe used, the adjustment being secured without the use of screws so thata tool, such as a screw-driver, is not necessary for adjusting thedevice.

The invention further consists in the provision of means for supportingcurtain-poles so that curtains can be suspended inside and outside theshade.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure l is a perspective View of one of the brackets, and Fig. 2 is afront view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are sections on line 3, 3, in Fig.2 showing the position of the locking means when released and locked.

The device consists of end plates 10 which are preferably right-angledhaving holes 11 therein for securing it to a window-frame by means ofnails or screws. Parallel bars 12 connect the end plates 10, althoughthe bars can be replaced by any other structure forming a longitudinallyslotted element. The parallel bars pass through the holes 13 in thebracket 14, which bracket has an opening 15 in its end, which opening isadapted to receive the end'of a shade-roller. The bracket 14 is bentinto a right-angled portion 16 which fits up against the back of thebars 12, the barsbeing set out from the frame by reason of theright-angled end plates 10 forming a space between the frame and thebars 12. A rivet 17 passes through the right-angled portion 16 of thebracket 14, and the clamping lever 18 is secured by the rivet so as tobe rotatable and to bear against the bars 12 when in locked position,which position is shown in Fig. 4, the clamping lever being boundtightly against the rods 12 and drawing the right-angled portion 16 ofthe bracket in tight frictional engagement with the bars. \Vhen thebracket is to be adjusted, the clamping lever 18 is swung around to theposition shown in Fig. 3 so that its operating portion 19 is parallelwith the space between the bars, and the clamping lever 18 does not fittightly against the rods and allows the bracket to slide, since there isno cam action on the bars 12, the absence of which can be arrived at byturning up the edges of the lever 18 as shown in Fig. 3. This adjustingdevice permits the absence of screws or screwed parts in the slidingbracket, and there is no difiiculty in securing a quick and readyadjustment when different shades are to be put up at the same window orthe bracket is changed to other windows. One of the end plates, whichend is secured toward the other bracket, is recessed with asubstantially semi-circular recess 20. This semi-circular recess portionis adapted to receive a rod which is preferably of the small metallictype which is adapted to holdthe curtain which would thus be suspendedbetween the window and the shade. The rod is adapted to simply lie inthe recess 20. When it is desired to furnish a bracket that is adaptedto suspend a curtain outside of the shade,

that is, putting the shade between the curtain and the window, a rod 21can be inserted in one of the holes 11 on the outside end plate of eachbracket, this rod.21 having a right-angled portion 12 which is adaptedto go through, the perforation that is supplied in the curtain rods ofcommerce so that the curtain rods can be set down over the pins formedby the right-angled portions 22 and thus act to suspend the curtain onthem.

This device is simple and cheap and is readily adjusted on account ofthe absence of parts requiring the use of tools in adjusting them, sincethe locking lever 19 can .be worked by hand to release or lock it.

'Having thus described our invention, what we claim is l. A shade-rollerbracket comprising end plates, each plate being formed with arightangled portion for securing the bracket to a support, parallel rodsconnecting the end plates, a roller supporting bracket adapted to slideon the rods, and co-acting means on the bracket and the rods for lockingthe bracket in position, one of the end plates having a recessed portionon its top edge to receive a curtain rod.

2. A shade-roller bracket comprising end plates, each end plate beingformed with a right-angled portion, the right-angled portion beingperforated to permit the attachment of the device to a support, parallelstrands adapted to form a slot between them, a roller supporting brackethaving a rightangled portion on the back of the slotted portion betweenthe strands, means for locking and unlocking the roller supportingbracket in its adjusted positions, and a pole supporting hook projectingfrom one of the end plates beyond the end of the roller supportingbracket, the other end plate being recessed on its top edge to receive acurtain pole.

3. A shade-roller bracket comprising end plates, each end plate beingprovided with a right angled portion whereby the device can be attachedto a support, parallel rods or strands connecting the end plates, aroller supporting bracket having perforations therein to receive thestrands and having a right-angled portion adapted to lie against oneside of the strands, a rivet passing through the right-angled portion ofthe bracket and through the space between the strands, and a leverconstructed to bind on the strands to lockthe roller supporting bracketwhen the lever is swung to one position and to release the bracket w'henswung to another position. 1

In testimony, that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set ourhands this 5th day of July 1909.

JOHN G. ROSE. WVALTER L. RHOADS. Witnesses:

WVM. H. CAMFIELD, E. A. PELL.

